Penrose, New Zealand

Penrose covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Penrose had a population of 1,029 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 186 people (22.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 384 people (59.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 471 males, 555 females and 3 people of other genders in 465 dwellings. 3.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 55.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 111 people (10.8%) aged under 15 years, 138 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 318 (30.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 462 (44.9%) aged 65 or older. == History ==

headquarters and factory in 1982. Note the same skyscraper in the upper right. The area was purchased from three local Maori Chiefs by The Williams family in the late 1830s, the farm being called Penrose after their home area in Cornwall, England. The railway line between Auckland and Onehunga running through Penrose (now known as the Onehunga Line) was one of the first Government funded railways in New Zealand, being opened in 1873. It was built by the Auckland provincial government. Industry flourished in the area from the 1920s, due to its close connection to the main railway line and the main road (Great South Road) with these important transport links later strengthened by the motorway (State Highway 1) built following the same alignment in the 1950s. By this time, around 5,000 workers were employed in the suburb. Following the Second World War a global shortage in goods led to an expansion of manufacturing in New Zealand with Penrose becoming the main area for manufacturing in suburban Auckland. The new motorway and the move of industrial and manufacturing occupations out of older centres like the Auckland CBD soon started a boom in the Penrose-Mount Wellington area. Industry also successfully lobbied for state housing to be built close by, to provide the new area with a supply of labour. To this day, the area remains almost exclusively industrial, with a mix of run-down areas and newly established sites. == Climate ==

Despite the low local population, Penrose is the site of the former Penrose High School, which in 2008 renamed itself One Tree Hill College, to shed the 'industrial' associations of the name. The school attracts many students from out of the suburb, many of its students coming from as far as 20 km away. The school is coeducational and has a roll of as of The Auckland Japanese Supplementary School (AJSS; オークランド日本語補習学校 Ōkurando Nihongo Hoshūgakkō), a Japanese supplementary school, holds its classes at One Tree Hill College. ==Sport and recreation==

Penrose is home to the New Zealand Warriors, who are based at Mount Smart Stadium. ==References==